League data indicate that antibody levels in recipients of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines drop in six months, and in two for those vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson
The NBA informed players, coaches and referees this Sunday that they should get booster doses against the coronavirus, with particular urgency for those who received the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine.
The league and the National Basketball Players Association, working in conjunction with guidance from the league’s public health and infectious disease experts, They noted that those who received Johnson & Johnson vaccines more than two months ago should get a booster.
The recommendation for reinforcement was also made for those who received the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at least six months ago.
The league’s recommendations, which were released by various media outlets, establish that those who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine originally will seek a booster from Pfizer or Moderna.
While those who received the Pfizer or Moderna doses can get any booster available.
The data used to make the league determinations showed that antibody levels for the Pfizer and Moderna receivers decline after six months and after two months for Johnson & Johnson recipients.
In some cases, those who are vaccinated, but choose not to receive a booster, will be subject to testing on match day again as of Dec. 1, the NBA noted.
That December 1 date varies depending on when the person was originally vaccinated and what type of vaccine they received.
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Some teams have already planned for players to receive booster shots when they become available. A Small number of previously vaccinated NBA players tested positive for COVID-19 this season and entered the league’s health and safety protocols.
The starting forward Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia Sixers, was the last to have to undergo the NBA COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to information provided by team coach Doc Rivers, who admitted that the player he had been severely affected by the contagion.
It was believed that around the 97% of NBA players were vaccinated when the season started last month.
However, the star point guard of the Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving, has become the symbol of the players who have refused to be vaccinated and that in his case he has been separated from the team without being able to have any type of activity and not receiving his salary.
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“I do what is best for me. I know the consequences here, and if that means They judge me and demonize me for it, that’s what it is, ”Irving declared., which can lose up to $ 35 million in salary. “That is the role I play, but I never wanted to give up my passion, my love, my dream, just for this rule.”
Nationwide, 60 percent of the United States population, more than 193 million people, are already fully vaccinated.
More than 21 million have received a booster dose, and those numbers are increasing every day as the process of giving it has been streamlined. (D)
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